Bath mat



July 15 1924.

A. BENEDEK I BATH MAT Filed Marh 5. 1923 Qxg xi;

Patented July 15, 1924.

1,501,739 PATENT OFFICE. i

ALFRED BENEDEK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATH MAT.

Application filed March 3, 1923. Serial No. 622,524.

T all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALFRED BENEDEK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Bath Mat, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a bath mat which operates by drainage of the water into a receptacle rather than by absorption, as is the case with the ordinary bath mat.

My improved bath mat comprises a receptacle and a cover for the receptacle perforated for allowing water to drain therethrough. This cover is preferably of a nonrustablemetal, such as zinc; this metal cover supports a perforated mat, preferably of rubber, provided with apertures registering with the apertures in the cover.

The water that drains through the rubber mat and metal cover is guided by inclined drain boards into a removable pan which may be removed for emptying the water collected therein.

The rubber mat is provided on its under side with apertured lugs or nipples project in'g therefrom which are adapted to register with and pass through the apertures in the perforated metal cover, and thus serve to anchor the mat to the cover as well as to provide proper drainage.

Drainage channels are also moulded into the top of the rubber mat for leading water to the several apertures. The rubber mat may also be provided with an upstanding rim around the outside thereof for preventing water from splashing over the edge.

A bath mat, according to this invention, is made preferably of zinc and rubber; it drains quickly and thoroughly; it may be readily cleaned; it is very durable and it is thoroughly sanitary in every respect. No laundry expense is involved as is the case with the ordinary bath mat.

The invention also resides in certain details of construction which will be described in the following specification and which are illustrated in detail in the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bath mat, partlybroken away to show the interior construction; Fig. 2 is a sectional View through the same; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the removable pan; Fig. 4: is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a. plan view, enlarged, of a part of the top mat; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4-, showing a modification of the top mat.

Referring now to the drawings in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, the bath mat in the preferred form comprises a tank or receptacle 1 which is here shown as substantially rectangular in form and provided with vertical walls 2; fastened to the upper inner sides of the walls 2 is a rectangular frame composed of angle irons 3. Cross braces or supports 4, here shown as two in number, are fastened to and supported by the angle irons 3.

The angle irons 3 and braces 4: serve as a support for a cover plate 5 provided with apertures 6 therethrough. The cover plate serves as a support for a rubber mat 7 which is provided with apertured nipples or lugs 8;

projecting from the lower side thereof and registering with and passing through the apertures 6 in the cover plate 5. The aper these nipples or lugs are indicated surface sufliciently to prevent one slipping on the mat.

The water that drains through the rubber mat and the cover plate 5 falls onto a pair of inclined drain boards 12 fastened to the vertical walls 2 of the tank. These drain boards deliver the water to a slidable and removable collecting pan 13 which slides in a guideway 13 in and out of the receptacle through a suitable aperture 14 in one of the side walls thereof. This pan 13 is provided with an end plate 15 and a handle 16.

All of the parts of the receptacle 1, including the drain boards, removable pan, etc., are preferably made of some such non-rustable metal as zinc; the angle irons 3 and braces 4c are however preferably of steel to give the requisite strength. However, the invention is not limited to the use of any particular material for the various parts.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 6, the rubber mat 7 is provided with an upstanding rim 21 around the outside edge thereof for preventing water from running over the edge. Otherwise the mat is as shown in Fig. 5.

IVhile I have illustrated my invention in some detail it should be understood that it is not limited to the structural details here illustrated, but may be carried out in other ways as falling within the scope of the following claims.

I claim as my invention 1. In an article of the character described, the combination of a receptacle, a cover therefor, provided with apertures and a mat provided with apertured nipples adapted to extend into the apertures in the cover.

2. In an article of the character described, the combination of a receptacle, a cover therefor provided with a plurality of apertures and a rubber on said cover provided with apertured nipples registering with the apertures in the cover.

3. In an article of the character described, the combination of a receptacle, a cover therefor, a mat supported on said cover, the cover and mat being provided with regis tering apertures, and an upstanding rim around the out-side of the mat.

4. In an article of the character described, the combination of a receptacle, a cover therefor, a mat supported on said cover, the cover and mat being provided with. registering apertures, the mat being provided with drainage channels leading to the several apertures and with an upstanding rim around the outside thereof.

5. A bath mat, comprising a box-like casing, a perforated plate, means carried by the casing for supporting the perforated plate near the upper part of the casing, and a foot mat on. the perforated plate, provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate.

6. A bath mat, comprising a box-like casing, a perforated plate, means carried by the casing for supporting, the perforated plate near the upper part of the casing, a foot mat on the perforated plate, provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate, and a removable receptacle carried in the casing for removing accumulated water.

7. A bath mat, comprising a box-like casing, a perforated plate carried by the casing, means for supporting the perforated plate near the upper part of the casing, a foot mat on the perforated plate, provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate, and a pan, slidable in and out of the casing, for removing accumulated water.

8. A. bath mat,- coi'nprising, a box-like casing, a perforated plate, means for supporting the perforated plate near the upper part of the casing, a foot mat on the perforated plate provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate, a movable pan carried by the casing for removing accumulated water, and an inclined drain boar-d under the plate for delivering water to said pan.

9. A bath mat, comprising a box-like casing, a perforated plate, means for supporting the perforated plate near the upper part of the casing, a foot mat on the perforated plate provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate, a removable pan carried at the central part of the easing, and a pair of inclined drain;

boards for delivering water to said centrally located pan.

A bath mat comprising a casing, a perforated plate supported .in the upper part of the casing,1a foot mat provided with perforations that register with the perforations in the plate, and drainage channels formed in the upper surface of the foot mat for leading water into the perforations therein.

ALFRED BENEDEK. 

